How to use adjectives in Norwegian

How to use adjectives in Norwegian

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Norwegian? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Norwegian lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Norwegian adjectives.

Norwegian adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Adjectives come before the noun in Norwegian just like in English.

Examples

den vakre kvinnen
the beautiful woman
den fattige kvinnen
the poor woman
den rike kvinnen
the rich woman
den unge kvinnen
the young woman
den gamle kvinnen
the old woman
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Norwegian is spoken by over 5 million people in Norway. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Norwegian would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Norwegian

Learn to get by in Norwegian with these useful words and phrases. The phrases below will help you to greet people in Norwegian, introduce yourself in Norwegian and even hold a conversation in Norwegian after you have met someone.

Jeg liker deg.
I like you.
Jeg savner deg.
I miss you.
Jeg elsker deg.
I love you.
Jeg trenger deg.
I need you.
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Step 7 : Adjectives in Norwegian

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Norwegian adjectives stor, liten and gammel (big, small, old). Using the nouns bok, stol and dør (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Norwegian adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives stor, liten and gammel with the nouns bok, stol and dør you can move on to Step 8 (Norwegian Verbs).

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